Dunmore v. Cole et al

Filing 46

ORDER ADOPTING 37 Partial Report and Recommendations and granting in part and denying in part 17 Motion to Dismiss filed by defts Gentry DePriest, Brent Cole: Plaintiff's official capacity claims against defts Cole and DePriest are dismissed , without prejudice, and Plaintiff shall proceed with his individual capacity claims against those two defts; defts shall file an answer within ten days of the entry of this Order; and certifying that an ifp appeal would not be taken in good faith; d irecting the Clerk to amend the docket sheet as set forth in this Order; to add John Doe defts; and pltf to file within 60 days of this Order, a motion for service containing John Doe defts' names and addresses. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 3/3/09. (bkp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF DIVISION EDWARD CHARLES DUNMORE ADC #143129 V. BRENT COLE, Lieutenant, Sheridan Detention Center; and GENTRY DEPRIEST, Officer, Sheridan Detention Center ORDE R The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial Disposition submitted by United States Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray. No objections have been filed. After careful review, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial Disposition should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court's findings in all respects. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (docket entry #17) is GRANTED IN PART and 5:08CV00255 BSM/JTR

PLAINTIFF

DEFENDANTS

DENIED IN PART, such that Plaintiff's official capacity claims against Defendants Cole and DePriest are DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and that Plaintiff shall PROCEED with his individual capacity claims against those two Defendants. 2. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(4), Defendants shall file an Answer within ten days

of the entry of this Order. 3. The Court CERTIFIES, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis

appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith. 4. The Clerk is directed to amend the docket sheet to reflect that Defendant Cole is a

Police Officer with the City of Sheridan Police Department and Defendant DePriest is a Detention Officer with the City of Sheridan Detention Center. 5. 6. The Clerk is directed to add John Doe Defendants. Plaintiff shall file, within sixty days of this Order, a Motion for Service containing

the full names of and service addresses for the John Doe Defendants. 7. Plaintiff is advised that if he fails to timely and properly do so, the John Doe

Defendants and his inadequate medical care claim will be dismissed from this action, without prejudice. Dated this 3rd day of March, 2009. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE